During the 2011-12 regular season, the Boston Bruins had no problem outscoring their opponents.

The Bruins finished with a plus-67 goal differential, which ranked them best in the league. The next team to come close were the Pittsburgh Penguins (+61) followed by the Vancouver Canucks (+51) of the Western Conference.

So far, the most goals the B’s have scored in a game is five, which came in a 5-3 win at the Carolina Hurricanes on Jan. 28.

The Bruins haven’t won a game by more than two goals, while they’ve lost one by an uncharacteristic season-worst three-goal margin to the Buffalo Sabres on Jan. 31 at home.

Big reasons for this goal drought are lack of production by top gun Tyler Seguin, wing Nathan Horton, and third-line center Chris Kelly, who has yet to find the back of the net.

Seguin has flown under the radar with the Boston media with his early offensive struggles due to the team playing well. It’s been brought up, but for the most part, the hounds haven’t been released on him.

The 21-year-old scored his third goal on a deflection in the second period of the Bruins’ 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets Sunday. Sometimes it’s as simple as that to get a player going.

After a hot start, Horton cooled off after his five-game point streak was snapped on Feb. 2 at Toronto. The top-line right winger has a goal and assist in his last seven games and finished with a minus-2 rating in his last two.

Kelly set career highs with 20 goals and 39 points last season, which played a role in the four-year deal he inked in June. Unlike forward Brad Marchand, who is earning his money in his four-year extension with a team-leading eight goals, Kelly needs to step up and start contributing more on the offensive side.

Defensively, Kelly has played a huge role in the Bruins’ league-leading penalty-kill unit (94.1 percent), averaging 2:29 of ice time, so it’s not all bad for the 32-year-old center.

Boston is in midst of a season-long five-game road trip and is 1-1. The team arrived in Tampa Wednesday on its charter flight with everyone accounted for as it prepares to take on the Lightning Thursday at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

Maybe it’s a blessing in disguise that the Montreal Canadiens have passed the B’s in the Northeast Division standings with 23 points in three more games played. This could serve as motivation for the Bruins to get back on top and pulverize opponents in the process. 